kakkaṭaka
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Pali[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Alternative forms
Etymology[edit]
Formally as kakkaṭa + -ka, but whether kakkaṭa continued into Pali from Sanskrit कर्कट (karkaṭa, “crab”), as opposed to being restored by borrowing, is unclear. This word is clearly related to the Sanskrit word.[1]
Noun[edit]
kakkaṭaka m[2]
Declension[edit]
Declension table of "kakkaṭaka" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | kakkaṭako | kakkaṭakā |
| Accusative (second) | kakkaṭakaṃ | kakkaṭake |
| Instrumental (third) | kakkaṭakena | kakkaṭakehi or kakkaṭakebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | kakkaṭakassa or kakkaṭakāya or kakkaṭakatthaṃ | kakkaṭakānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | kakkaṭakasmā or kakkaṭakamhā or kakkaṭakā | kakkaṭakehi or kakkaṭakebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | kakkaṭakassa | kakkaṭakānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | kakkaṭakasmiṃ or kakkaṭakamhi or kakkaṭake | kakkaṭakesu |
| Vocative (calling) | kakkaṭaka | kakkaṭakā |
Descendants[edit]
- → Khmer: កក្កដា (kakkədaa)
References[edit]
- ^ Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “kakkaṭaka”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
- ^ Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 174.